Contest: What Does It Mean to Be a Primal Family?

A Kangaroo – Not a living, jumping, boxing, marsupial. This kangaroo is the solution for people who want to stand at work. Made by Ergo Desktop, the Kangaroo is an adjustable height desk unit that sits atop your boring sit-down desk. There’s really nothing else on the market like it. These are handmade in Ohio and shipped entirely assembled. Ergo Desktop has various models and finishes to match your office and the size of your computer. Winner will receive a choice of the Kangaroo Pro, the Kangaroo, or the Wallaby. Perfect for folks who work eight hours a day and don’t want to sit themselves into back problems later in life. These are also a good option if your workplace is permanently affixed with desks of the sitting variety. You know I’m a big proponent of standing at work. This is your chance to win a standing workstation. Retail value: Up to $499.

Squatty Potty – You think Grok took a seat on a porcelain throne when nature called? Of course not! Grok squatted, and so should you. But what are we to do? Is it time for all-out bathroom renovations? No, there’s a simpler solution, and that’s where Squatty Potty comes to the rescue. The winner of this contest gets their pick of the Squatty Plastic, Squatty Classic or the Squatty Tao Bamboo. Learn more about the benefits of squatting here and order your own Squatty Potty today. Retail value: Up to $79.95.

Ethereal Confections – You may remember Ethereal Confections from the Primal Blueprint Real Life Story: A Triple Threat Success Story with Chocolate on Top. Ethereal is owned by 3 people: a sister, her brother and his wife. All three are paleo and have been for going on 3 years now. That’s why when they started their own business they decided to commit to being dairy free and gluten free. They also committed to only using dark chocolate to help keep the sugar levels in check. And, for their Akasha line and their hazelnut & almond nom noms, they only use soy free chocolate.

This year, I’m asking you to show the world what being a Primal family looks like.

All you have to do for today’s contest is email me a pic that captures some part of your Primal family life. Going on a hike this weekend? Take a snapshot of the entire fam on the trail and send it over. Cooking up a Primal feast tonight? Shoot a pic of your tribe around the dinner table and email it to me. Playing a game of Ultimate Frisbee? It’s time to pull out your phone cam. Just about anything goes for this one. Let’s show the world what a healthy, Primal family looks like. I’m talking barefoot pics, dancing pics and meat eating pics. Sun bathing, meditating, and playing. Bounding, leaping, laughing and socializing. Whatever it is, as long as it relates to the Primal lifestyle AND you and your family are in the photo your submission will qualify you to win the prizes above. For ideas, take a look at some of the photos from last year’s contest “What Does Primal Living Look Like?“, and add a family twist. Kudos (and the prize!) to the person that submits the photo that best epitomizes the Primal lifestyle (see “How a Winner Will Be Determined” below).

Use the email subject heading “Primal Family” when submitting your photo, so I can easily find and organize all submissions.

About the Author

Mark Sisson is the founder of Mark’s Daily Apple, godfather to the Primal food and lifestyle movement, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet. His latest book is Keto for Life, where he discusses how he combines the keto diet with a Primal lifestyle for optimal health and longevity. Mark is the author of numerous other books as well, including The Primal Blueprint, which was credited with turbocharging the growth of the primal/paleo movement back in 2009. After spending three decades researching and educating folks on why food is the key component to achieving and maintaining optimal wellness, Mark launched Primal Kitchen, a real-food company that creates Primal/paleo, keto, and Whole30-friendly kitchen staples.

A childfree/childless couple is very much a family. So are single people and their pets. Not everyone has a partner and/or children, and we still have our own little families. To suggest otherwise IS insensitive, I feel.

Tough love: I struggled with infertility for years. I remember the pain, the tears, the bitter jealousy… It is the worst. But life goes on. People have babies, and stores fill with Mothers’ Day crap year after year. The world is not going to tiptoe around your pain. If it hurts so much that you have to complain about an internet contest, you should seriously consider therapy.

Ya know, there is an element to Primal living dealing with “socializing”. Friends can be just as much family as blood-family, sometimes even more so! If you’re single, grab your friends and show off your close friends who you’d count as family any day.

I think rather than guessing what the Worker Bees count as family and feeling bad proactively, let’s just submit a meaningful picture that agrees with our individual interpretations, and release the worry. They didn’t actually define family, and the odds of winning aren’t 100% in any case. They get to pick, and we don’t know what will move them, but it is their choice since the quid pro quo (a photo in exchange for lots of money’s worth of prizes) is pretty sweet for whoever wins.

I am looking forward to seeing the collection of pictures, as I’ve found this crowd to be creative and intelligent.

Per your article on the stand up desk and the Kangaroo– My workplace wouldn’t buy me one so I made a stand up desk when I moved from software validation to writing technical manuals. I was determined not to sit for 8 hours a day and am happy to say that I built one using three plastic containers that raised my “desk” and monitors to eye level (I am 5’9″. I have been using it for over a month and fell great– I run during my lunch hours and move landscaping rocks a few days of the week. Not bad for a 60+ guy!
Bottom line is that being Primal is knowing that you are staying young, fit, and intentionally living life to the fullest. If you want to see my contraption of a stand up desk I have it posted on my website front page which you can see by clicking the Pastor Dave link.
Grok on!